Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1917 Season: 1917

Opened the season with Colgate holding the belt; Syracuse closed it out. 8 belt games this season: 2 title changes and 6 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
427 October 13, 1917 Bucknell at Colgate 0–24 Defended · #1
428 October 20, 1917 Colgate at Cornell 20–0 Defended · #2
429 October 27, 1917 Colgate at Brown 6–7 New champion: Brown
430 November 3, 1917 Syracuse at Brown 6–0 New champion: Syracuse
431 November 10, 1917 Bucknell at Syracuse 0–42 Defended · #1
432 November 17, 1917 Colgate at Syracuse 7–27 Defended · #2
433 November 24, 1917 Syracuse at Michigan State 21–7 Defended · #3
434 November 29, 1917 Syracuse at Nebraska 10–9 Defended · #4
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Brown October 27, 1917 took it from Colgate 7 days
Syracuse November 3, 1917 took it from Brown 378 days

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